The intriguing story is the next installment in the series for Madeline Abbott, whom you met in my previous book, Unkindness of Ravens. Madeline now finds herself -again- in a chain of events which she cannot control. She is threatened with the loss of her inherited home, Black Oaks, and almost simultaneously she receives the disturbing news that her ex-husband has been released from jail and is missing. While she tries to cope with these problems she suddenly becomes the prime suspect in a violent murder!
A cast of characters (each with their own agenda) keep Madeline involved in a complex and often dangerous game. She doesn’t know where to turn or what to do as she struggles to help solve a murder and protect her stake in Black Oaks.
Her friends, Detectives Cooper and Morales lend a hand, but due to something completely unforeseen, things just don’t go as planned. How will Madeline survive the deadly game and will her fragile relationship with Scott Cooper survive as well?